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Ministry of Defence
FIRST BATCH OF WOMEN MILITARY POLICE INDUCTED INTO THE INDIAN ARMY
The Corps of Military Police Centre & School  at Bengaluru held the attestation parade of the first batch of 83 women soldiers at the Dronacharya Parade Ground on 08 May 2021. The parade was conducted as a low key event while observing all COVID protocols.
The Commandant of the CMP Centre & School while reviewing the parade complimented the newly attested women soldiers for their impeccable drill and congratulated them on their successful completion of the intense 61 weeks of training on aspects related to Basic Military training, Provost training to include all forms of policing duties and management of prisoners of war, ceremonial duties and skill development to include driving and maintenance of all vehicles and signal communications. While extolling the virtues of dedication to duty, righteousness and selfless service to the nation, he expressed his confidence that the training imparted to them and the standards achieved would hold them in good stead and help them prove to be a force multiplier at their new units, located across varied terrain and operational conditions in the country.
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NITI Aayog to launch the Fourth Edition of Women Transforming India Awards
The NITI Aayog will launch the Fourth Edition of Women Transforming India  Awardsin the capital tomorrow on9 August 2019. Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO NITI Aayog,Ms. Renata Lok-Dessallien, UN Coordinator in India and partners of Women Entrepreneurship Platform  will be present during the launch.
TheWomen Transforming India  Awards is being organized in collaboration with the United Nations to recognize women entrepreneurs from across India. This year’s theme is‘Women and Entrepreneurship’, in continuation of the theme for WTI Awards 2018.
Nominations for the awards will be opened immediately after the launch. WhatsApp has collaborated with NITI Aayog for WTI Awards 2019 and will be providing support amounting to US$100,000 to the award winners.
The Women Entrepreneurship Platform  is a Government of India initiative by NITI Aayog to promote and support aspiring as well as established women entrepreneurs in India, assist and handhold them in their journey from starting to scaling up and expanding their ventures.
It has more than 5,000 women entrepreneurs registered on the platform, more than 30 partners and, hascommitted funding of more than US$10mn for these startups.
More information about WEP can be accessed at https://wep.gov.in/
Prime Minister's Office
PM to visit Shimla on 31st May and participate in ‘Garib Kalyan Sammelan’
Garib Kalyan Sammelan is being organized across the country on the occasion of completion of eight years of the Modi government
It will witness elected public representatives across the country directly interacting with the public
PM to interact with the beneficiaries of programmes of nine Union Ministries/ Departments
PM to also release the 11th installment of PM-KISAN
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Shima, Himachal Pradesh on 31st May, 2022. At around 11 AM, Prime Minister will participate in the ‘Garib Kalyan Sammelan’. This novel public programme marking completion of eight years of the government led by the Prime Minister, is being organized across the country at State Capitals, District Headquarters and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. The Sammelan conceptualizes elected public representatives across the country directly interacting with the public in an endeavour to get feedback about the various welfare programmes being run by the government.
‘Garib Kalyan Sammelan’ will start at around 09:45 AM with Chief Ministers, Central Ministers, State Ministers, Members of Parliament, Members of Legislative Assembly and other elected public representatives directly interacting with the public at their respective locations across the country. At about 11:00 AM, with the Prime Minister joining the programme, the various state and local level programmes will get coveraged and make the Sammelan national. During the Sammelan, Prime Minister will directly interact with the beneficiaries of different programmes of nine Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.
The freewheeling interaction being organized across the country is aimed to get free and frank feedback from the public, understand the impact of welfare schemes in people’s lives and explore convergence and saturation with regard to different government programmes. The endeavour is to make the reach and delivery of government programmes more efficient so as to improve the ease of living of the citizens of the country.
Prime Minister will also release the 11th instalment of financial benefit under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi  scheme. This will enable the transfer of an amount of around Rs. 21,000 crore to more than 10 crore beneficiary farmer families. On the occasion, Prime Minister will also interact with the beneficiaries of  across the country.
Ministry of Communications
A historic initiative by Department of Telecommunications - India advances in 5G/ORAN testing eco system through public private partnership
TEC & M/s VVDN sign MoU for Open RAN testing facility to facilitate registered startups, MSMEs and Innovators
Telecommunication Engineering Centre , a technical arm of the Department of Telecommunications  signed today a Memorandum of Understanding  with M/s VVDN Technologies Private Limited, an Indian product engineering and manufacturing company working in various technology domains including 5G, Networking, IoT, Cloud & Apps.
The MoU was signed by Shri A.S.Verma, DDG , TEC and Shri Puneet Agarwal, CEO, M/s VVDN in the presence of Shri Nizamul Haq, Member , Digital Communication Commission , Department of Telecommunications. The signing event was attended by Shri R.R. Mittar Sr. DDG, TEC, Shri Prashanth Kumar DDG , Shri Akhilesh Kumar Gupta DDG  and other officers from both the organizations.
The signing of MoU will facilitate registered startups, innovators and MSMEs working in the field of Open RAN to get their product tested at the existing lab of M/s VVDN at Gurugram for interoperability among Open RAN components  from different vendors along with radio conformance, protocol and interface testing as per defined Open RAN Standards at a subsidized tariff to be decided with mutual consent among MoU partners. The product offered for testing will be certified by TEC.
Such testing certification shall accelerate the research innovation domestic design and manufacturing .It is aimed that India shall be emerging as design leader in 5G/ORAN. This test certification eco system will make India as design testing and certification hub of Asia.
Both TEC & M/s VVDN have agreed to collaborate and work jointly in the area of Open RAN testing during the tenure of MoU which is for 5 years from the date of signing.. This is the first of its kind MoU signed by TEC as a step towards leveraging the existing Open RAN testing ecosystem in partnership with a private firm. TEC is undertaking massive reform to create best market access system in the world.
On this occasion, Shri Nizamul Haq, Member  appreciated the efforts of TEC and assured that DOT will provide all necessary support for effective implementation of MoU.
Prime Minister's Office
PM conveys Eid-ul-Fitr greetings
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the citizens on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
The Prime Minister tweeted:
“Greetings on Eid-ul-Fitr. May the spirit of harmony and compassion be furthered in our society. I also pray for everyone’s wonderful health and well-being. Eid Mubarak!”
Prime Minister's Office
PM Condoles passing way of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has conveyed his condolences to the British people and the Royal Family on the passing away of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
In a tweet Shri Modi said “My thoughts are with the British people and the Royal Family on the passing away of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He had a distinguished career in the military and was at the forefront of many community service initiatives. May his soul rest in peace.”
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
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Massive effort initiated for transformation of FCI for enhancing transparency in its operations
The Government has initiated a massive effort for transformation of FCI for enhancing transparency in its operations by emulating best practices at international level for procurement of foodgrains , inventory management, warehousing, distribution etc. with the objective to integrate the same in FCI ecosystem.
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Year wise allocation of expenses of various schemes of FCI
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Amount Rs.crore
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Schemes
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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Wheat
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Rice
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Total
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Wheat
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Rice
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Total
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Wheat
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Rice
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Total
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NFSA
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37,948.59
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54,233.61
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92,182.20
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43,841.47
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57,472.18
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101,313.65
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47,417.00
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63,878.00
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111,295.00
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Other than NFSA- TPDS Scheme 
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1,107.05
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3,245.43
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4,352.48
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1,320.58
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3,669.68
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4,990.26
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1,476.00
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3,724.00
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5,200.00
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Antodaya Anna Yojna including -special
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698.34
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2,027.70
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2,726.04
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774.09
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1,428.75
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2,202.84
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-
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-
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-
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Total TPDS
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39,753.98
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59,506.74
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99,260.72
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45,936.14
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62,570.61
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108,506.75
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48,893.00
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67,602.00
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116,495.00
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Over and Above TPDS
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6.67
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17.86
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10.71
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28.57
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-
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-
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-
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Mid Day Meal
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650.38
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4,545.53
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5,195.91
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758.29
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4,792.43
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5,550.72
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876.00
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5,767.00
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6,643.00
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Defence Services
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14.52
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14.20
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0.49
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12.75
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13.24
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-
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29.00
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29.00
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WBNP
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1,633.00
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1,214.00
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2,847.00
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Open Market sale  /Tender
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3,168.19
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669.82
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3,838.01
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1,446.27
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1,768.12
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3,214.39
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2,698.00
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5,248.00
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7,946.00
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Open Market sale  /Tender
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-
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0.02
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0.02
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4.00
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1.00
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5.00
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Others
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1,480.65
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1,578.08
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3,058.73
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1,561.73
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1,384.23
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2,945.96
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521.00
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958.00
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1,479.00
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PMGKY
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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25,522.00
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57,956.00
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83,478.00
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Migrants/stranded Migrants
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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496.00
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1,624.00
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2,120.00
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NON-NFSA card holder
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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156.00
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1,101.00
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1,257.00
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TOTAL
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45,045.28
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66,321.36
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111,366.64
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49,720.80
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70,538.85
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120,259.65
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80,799.00
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141,500.00
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222,299.00
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Buffer carrying cost
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1,456.26
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5,528.15
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6,984.41
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1,679.12
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8,507.90
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10,187.02
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127.00
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2,490.00
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2,617.00
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Carry over charges
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2,000.58
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-
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2,000.58
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1,961.20
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-
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1,961.20
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5,620.00
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-
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5,620.00
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Total subsidy
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48,502.12
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71,849.51
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120,351.63
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53,361.12
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79,046.75
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132,407.87
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86,546.00
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143,990.00
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230,536.00
Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of ‘6.18% GS 2024’, Auction for Sale  of ‘GoI Floating Rate Bond 2031’, Auction for Sale  of ‘7.69% GS 2043’, and Auction for Sale  of ‘7.72% GS 2049’
The Government of India has announced the Sale  of  ‘6.18 per cent Government Stock, 2024’ for a notified amount of Rs 2,000 crore  through price based auction,  ‘GoI Floating Rate Bonds, 2031’ for a notified amount of Rs 6,000 crore  through price based auction,  ‘7.69 per cent Government Stock, 2043’ for a notified amount of Rs 2,000 crore  through price based auction, and  ‘7.72 per cent Government Stock, 2049’ for a notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore  through price based auction. Subject to the limit of Rs 14,000 crore, being total notified amount, GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs 1,000 crore each against any one or more of the above securities. The auctions will be conducted using multiple price method. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on
January 24, 2020 .
Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the stocks will be allotted to eligible individuals and Institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system on January 24, 2020. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 11.30 a.m. and 12.00 noon and the competitive bids should be submitted between 11.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m.
The result of the auctions will be announced on January 24, 2020  and payment by successful bidders will be on January 27, 2020 .
The Stocks will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.
Ministry of Defence
CYBER WARFARE
Government has approved establishment of Defence Cyber Agency, under the aegis of Ministry of Defence. This agency is now fully functional. To mitigate cyber threats, all the three Services have established their respective Cyber Emergency Response Teams . Furthermore, Government of India is formulating the National cyber security strategy, which is in the final stages of approval.
There have been repeated attempts by various cyber threat actors to target our various sectors. However, measures are being taken to detect and deter these threats.
Adequate safeguards have been instituted in the form of Cyber Audits, Physical Checks and Policy Guidelines to ensure a robust cyber posture of armed forces.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Shyam Singh Yadav in Lok Sabha today.
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MHA issues Consolidated Revised Guidelines for the Containment of COVID-19 epidemic in the Country
Additional activities exempted from Lockdown Measures under the Revised Guidelines, to come into effect from 20th April, 2020
Government of India issued an Order on 14th April, 2020 that the lockdown measures stipulated in the Consolidated Guidelines of Union Ministry of Home Affairs  for containment of COVID-19 epidemic in the country, will continue to remain in force upto 3rd May, 2020.
In pursuance of the above said order of Government of India, MHA has issued consolidated revised guidelines regarding lockdown measures to be taken by Ministries/Departments of Government of India, State/UT Governments for containment of COVID-19 epidemic in the country. The guidelines also prescribe National Directives for COVID-19 management; SOPs for Social Distancing at offices, workplaces, factories and establishments; and, penalties for offences regarding violation of lockdown measures under relevant sections of Disaster Management Act 2005 and IPC, 1860.
In order to mitigate hardship to the public, select additional activities would be allowed, which would come into effect from 20th April, 2020. However, these additional activities would be operationalized by States/ Union Territories / District Administrations based on strict compliance to the existing guidelines on lockdown measures. Before operating these relaxations, States/ UTs/ District Administrations shall ensure that all preparatory arrangements with regard to social distancing in offices, workplaces, factories and establishments, and other sectoral requirements are in place.
The consolidated revised guidelines would not apply in containment zones, as demarcated by States/ UTs/ District administrations. If any new area is included in the category of a containment zone, the activities allowed in that area till the time of its categorization as a containment zone, would be suspended, except for those activities that are specifically permitted under the guidelines of Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare , Government of India.
MHA has directed all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India and State Governments /Union Territory Administrations for the strict implementation of enclosed consolidated revised guidelines.
Click here to see Consolidated Revised Guidelines
Click here to see MHA Communication to States/UTs
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition of shareholding of JM Baxi Ports and Logistics Limited by HL Terminal Holding B.V.
The Competition Commission of India  approves the acquisition of shareholding of JM Baxi Ports and Logistics Limited by HL Terminal Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hapag Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft.
The proposed combination pertains to acquisition by HL Terminal Holding B.V.  of certain shareholding of JM Baxi Ports and Logistics Private Limited  .
Acquiring Entity
The Acquiring Entity, is a newly incorporated entity, intended to serve as a strategic / investment holding company for the port terminal business of Hapag Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft . HLAG is the parent company of the Acquirer Group. Headquartered in Germany, the Acquirer Group is an international group of companies active in the maritime sector, offering global transport services for containerized cargo  under the Hapag-Lloyd AG brand.
Target
The Target is a private terminal and inland transport service provider in India. Its operations comprise providing container terminal services , operating a multipurpose terminal, inland container depots, container freight stations and additional logistics activities, such as rail transport services across India.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Ministry of Defence
India and Morocco agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of defence and security
Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of the National Defence Administration, Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mr Abdeltif Loudyi is on a two day official visit to India. The Moroccan Minister met Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitaraman in South Block in New Delhi today. This is the first ever visit of a Moroccan Defence Minister to India.
During the meeting, both Ministers agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of defence and security. The Minister identified fields of Hydrography, Peacekeeping, Telemedicine, Information Technology and Communications as well as Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency as potential areas for bilateral engagement.
Cooperation on defence industry, including collaboration in Ship Building and manufacturing support were also discussed. RM invited the Moroccan Minister to attend Aero India 2019 to be held in Bengaluru in February 2019.
Two bilateral MoUs,  ‘Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Outer Space’ between ISRO and the Moroccan Centre of Remote Sensing and  ‘Cooperation in the area of Cyber Security’ between the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team , Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Moroccan Computer Response Team  were signed in the presence of Raksha Mantri and the Moroccan Defence Minister.
The Moroccan delegation will also be visiting and interacting with Bharat Electronics Limited  and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  facilities at Bengaluru as part of programme for the visit.
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Ministry of Science & Technology
Medicinal plant commonly called Borthekera in Assamese found to have cardioprotective potential
Garcinia pedunculata, a medicinal plant commonly called 'Borthekera' in the Assamese language, traditionally forbidden for raw consumption, has been found to protect from heart diseases. Administration of the dried pulp of the ripe fruit of the medicinal plant reduced cardiac hypertrophy indicators and oxidative stress and heart inflammation brought on by ISO.
The sun-dried slices of the ripe fruit are used for culinary and medicinal purposes and are known to have therapeutic properties like anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, antibacterial, antifungal, antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, nephroprotective, and even neuroprotective activity. With scientific interventions seeking proof of these claims, multiple studies have been reported that G. pedunculata is a rich source of antioxidants. However, the cardioprotective potential has yet to be explored earlier.
Scientists of Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology , an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology , explored this medicinal plant's potential to prevent heart diseases. A double dosage of bioactive chloroform fraction  of the herb was fed to Wistar rats at 24-hour intervals  for 28 days.
To assess the therapeutic effect, this was followed by injection of isoproterenol following the isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction model. All the animals were analyzed, revealing that the disease group had significant ST wave  elevation, indicating myocardial infarction, which was normalized with Atenolol and GC treatment. Cardiac hypertrophy, cardiac troponin I, tissue lipid peroxidation, and serum inflammatory markers were all significantly elevated in the disease group, which were maintained at near-normal levels in the GC pretreated groups. The endogenous antioxidants were also revamped in the GC-treated groups.
Ms. Swarnali Bhattacharjee, SRF, under the supervision of Dr. Rajlakshmi Devi, have attributed these improvements to the excellent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of GC that helped protect the heart against isoproterenol-induced injury.
Moreover, the chemical characterization of the chloroform fraction revealed the presence of active phytocompounds like hydroxycitric acid, hydroxycitric acid lactone, and parvifoliquinone along with compounds like GB-1a, Garcinone A, 9-Hydroxycalabaxanthone, Chlorogenic acid, and Garcinol as well. The therapeutic effects reported in this study are likely due to the presence of all these compounds. All these results strongly infer the good cardioprotective potential of G. pedunculata fruit abundantly available in Northeast India.
Link to study: doi 10.3389/fphar.2022.1009023
Mail ID: rajlakshmi@iasst.gov.in
Garcinia pedunculata 
Figure: Mechanism of cardioprotection against isoproterenol induced myocardial infarction with GC treatment.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
“सभी देशवासियों को रक्षाबंधन के पावन पर्व की बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं। Greetings on Raksha Bandhan", the Prime Minister said.
Special Service and Features
Applications invited
Thiruvananthapuram 22 February 2023
The Nehru Yuva Kendra Sanghathan under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has invited applications to become National Youth Volunteers. The basic qualification is 10th standard. Preference will be given to those who have higher educational qualifications and have worked in organizations like Youth Club, National Service Scheme, NCC etc. Age limit between 18 to 29 years. The application should be submitted through www.nyks.nic.in before March 9.2023. Selected candidates will get an honorarium of Rs.5000 per month after training. The appointment is for two years. It will not be considered as eligibility for permanent appointment in Nehru Yuva Kendra.
A total of 358 volunteers are being appointed in District Nehru Youth Centers in Kerala, Lakshadweep and Mahe, two persons each in a block.
For further details contact Nehru Yuva Kendra District Youth Officers.
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